On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Petri Helenius wrote:
> > > What we need is a new programming paradigm, capable of actually producing > > secure (and, yes, reliable) software. C and its progeny (and "program > > now, test never" lifestyle) must go. I'm afraid it'll take laws which > > would actually make software makers to pay for bugs and security > > vulnerabilities in shipped code to make such paradigm shift a reality. > > > Blaming the tools for the mistakes programmers make is like saying "guns kill people" > when the truth is that people kill people with guns. > > We´ve code running, where the core parts are C and has a track record better > than the "utopian" five nines so many people mistakenly look for. > > However, since improvements are always welcome, please recommend tools which > would allow us to progress "above and beyond" C and it´s deficencies. We digress but.. Private deployment of software written in C is very different from a major public release, especially so when included with source code. Steve